Measuring device



Mar. 3. 1925.

D. sHwED MEASURING DEVICE Filedv June 17', 1921 l n Wl C l w I n L .a f

INVENTOR Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES DAVID SHWED, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y. 1 i

MEASURING DEVICE.

Application filed .Tune 17, 1921. Serial No. 478,388.

thereof.

Before giving the objects and purposes of an article or device of thepresent invention, and the construction and operation thereof, certainconditions to be met, problems to be solved, and factors to berecognized will be set forth presently.

At prese-nt there isnt any device procurable with which a cutter maytest his work in the obtainment of a practically perfect glove. A devicewhich will indicate that there is either too `much material, or toolittle material in the lingers. It is very important that this be known.A glove when properly made will have the index finger thereof largerthan any of the other lingers. Starting with the index finger, thelingers of the glove decrease in width, the pinkey or little lingerbeing the smallest in width. The several fingers vary approximatelytwotwelfths of an inch in width. When any linger is too small in width,it will of coursegrip or pinch the finger of the hand, beside causing awrinkle or wrinkles in the back of the glove thus falling short ofgiving the desired fit and effect. The distributor of gloves is pronenot to exchange gloves after they have once been tried on. At presentthe distributor is without any device in guiding him in the purchase ofgloves from the manufacturer and therefore many gloves purchased by himare apt to be imperfect, and in such conditions are apt to, and often dofall into the hands of an individual who ultimately has to wear them.Gloves are often made of special material. A `cutter who can scale7 hiswork can obtain a practically perfect fitting glove and tioneddisadvantages; to produce a device,k

which may be used by a novice as wellas by an expert; to place theresponsibility of the failure toproduce proper fitting gloves upon themanufacturer. With these and other objects in view the invention residesin the particular provision, construction and relative disposition ofparts hereinafter .more fully describedrand illustrated inl theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 isa side elevation of the article of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 8, Figure'2. v

Referring now more particularly to the several `'views of the drawingfor details, it will be manifest that, the article or device of thepresent invention will include essentially a pair of component parts 10an-d 11. Each of the parts 10 and 11 has a lingerengaging-member and ahandle-member. The finger-engaging-member 12 of the part 10 is taperedtoward the end thereof, the same being flat on one side and rounded onthe opposite side, and it has a pair of spaced apertured ears or lugs13. The handlemember 14 of the part 10 is arcuate. Thefingerengaging-member 15 of the part 11 is identical to the member 12,except that the member 15 is recessed and also provided with anapertured ear or lug 16. The lugs 13 of the part 10 are received by therecesses of the part 11, and the lug 16 is received by the space betweenthe lugs 13. A pivot pin or screw 17 is passed or extended in theaperturesin the lugs 13 and 16, and thus connects the parts 10 and 11together for movement relatively to each other. The handle-member 18 ofthe part 11 is formed similarly to the member 14.- of the part 10. Eachof the handle-members 14 and 18 carries a stud 19, and an expansiblecoil spring 20 is arranged between the said studs, and the opposite endsof the spring are attached to said studs.

In order that the length of a glo-ve may be measured, or that the lengthof either finger of a glove may be measured, the article is providedwith a measuring scale 25. The scale which is one of inches is dividedinto twelfths and occurs partly on part 10 and partly on part ll-seeFigure 1.

In order that the width of either finger of a glove may be measured,each of the handle-members 14 and 18 is provided With an arcuate member28. The arc of the members 28 is struck from the pivotal center of theparts 10 and 11. The ends of the members 28 normally overlap each other.The member 28 of the part 10 has a straight edge 29, and the memb-er 28of the part 11 has a measuring scale 30' which is -divided into tWelfthsof inches. The straight edge 29 coacts With the graduations of the scale30 to indicate the degree the finger-engaging-members 12 and 15 areseparated. It Will be noted that owing to the taper of the members 12and 15, the outsides of the same Will be nearer parallelism as th-einembers are separated. p In order that the Width of a glove may beascertained, there is provided a membe' 31 Which is pivotally connectedto the handle-member 18. The member 31 is screw threaded and receivesthereon a memb-er 32 in threading relation. Themember 32 has a Yscale 33divided into tvvelfths of an inch. The member 32 extends into an opening34 inthe handle-,member 14. The outer face of the handle-member 14adjacent fthe opening 34 andthe free end of the member 32 is relied uponas the zero mark in taking a measurement. rotated on the member 31 tomove the same longitudinally of the member 31 to ascertain the Width ofa glove. .Y

`While I have shown and described, the preferred embodiment, it is to beunderstood that the vright is reserved to makev any and all changesythat are found to be necessary and desirable Within the 'scopeof theclaims hereunto appended.

The member 32 is simplyV 1vVhat is claimed is:

1. An article for measuring the Width of the fingers of glovescomprising a pair of pivotally connected parts each having ahandle-member and a linger-engaging member, means for holding saidfinger-engaging members together as their normal relation and allowingthe separation thereof, said finger-engaging members When in theirnormal relation forming an insert insertable into said fingers, a membercarried by each of said handle-members, one of the members carried byone handle-member having a` measuring scale and the other member of theother' handle-member having a straight edgel which is arranged to coactwith said scale to indicate the extent of separation of saidfinger-engaging members upon the movement thereof.

2. A device for measuring the Width of the fingers of gloves comprisingpivotally connected parts with a measuring scale thereon, each of saidparts having a handlemember and a finger-engagingmember hav DAVID SHWED.

